> The young boys that had to guard Ai Weiwei in his cell had to stand completely...

frabcus · on Jan 2, 2015

Yes you can - at least my experience of seeing some Chinese guards (e.g. outside an embassy) is that they don't blink.

This article claims 1 hour shifts of not blinking for a guard: https://www.recruiter.com/i/blinking-on-the-job-not-allowed-...

knowtheory · on Jan 2, 2015

You can order people to do all manner of things, but i think you'd be much harder pressed to enforce such a stricture.

You're not going to shut down someone's corneal reflex obviously: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corneal_reflex but that requires poking a guard in the eye or shining a bright light at them.

vinceguidry · on Jan 2, 2015

OP probably meant "blink their eyes in response to a question."